Famous Deaths Feb 4 Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, Dutch seascape painter, dies (b. 1562) Feb 8 Murad IV, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1623-40) who conquered Baghdad, dies from cirrhosis in Istanbul at 27 Jan 1640 History by Year Mar 1640 Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal Year of the Rabbit2023 Year of the Dragon2024 Year of the Snake2025 Year of the Horse2026 Year of the Goat/Sheep2027 Year of the Monkey2028